WATERBURY — The Board of Aldermen voted last week to spend another $5.44 million on removing foundations and cleaning the former Anaconda American Brass site, and readying it for redevelopment. At its Dec. 15 meeting, the board voted 11-4 to approve hiring Manafort Brothers to get rid of the foundations and slabs that remained after demolishing the former brass complex. Manafort was the contractor for the demolition. Once the building’s remains are removed, the Waterbury Development Corporation will conduct testing under the soil to better characterize the site for future development, said James Nardozzi of the WDC. The city used millions of state and federal grant dollars to acquire and raze buildings in the complex. The latest round will come from a pool of money already available and won’t require bonding, city officials said. The envisioned Freight Street Corridor District will be anchored by transit-oriented development of residential, retail and commercial properties on the site of the former brass factory complex.

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